Germany
Historical figures born in Germany
37,280 notable historical figures were born in Germany. These are the most notable:
Germany ranks #3 of 197 countries by number of historical figures on Histiphy, just behind United Kingdom and United States.
By era
- Medieval: 1
- Early Modern: 8
- Modern: 31
By occupation
- Politician: 16
- Writer/Author: 15
- Philosopher: 9
- Composer: 6
- Soldier/Officer: 6
- Criminal: 6
- Monarch/Royalty: 6
- Diplomat: 5
- Albert Einstein (1879 to 1955, Science)
- Karl Marx (1818 to 1883, Philosophy)
- Martin Luther (1483 to 1546, Religion)
- Friedrich Nietzsche (1844 to 1900, Philosophy)
- Johannes Kepler (1571 to 1630, Science)
- Otto von Bismarck (1815 to 1898, Politics)
- Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 to 1827, Arts & Music)
- Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 to 1750, Arts & Music)
- Benedict XVI (1927 to 2022, Religion)
- Hermann Göring (1893 to 1946, Politics)
- Joachim von Ribbentrop (1893 to 1946, Politics)
- Manuel Neuer (born 1986, Sports)
- Steffi Graf (born 1969, Sports)
- Erwin Rommel (1891 to 1944, Military)
- Joseph Goebbels (1897 to 1945, Politics)
- Sebastian Vettel (born 1987, Sports)
- Thomas Müller (born 1989, Sports)
- Franz Beckenbauer (1945 to 2024, Sports)
- Anne Frank (1929 to 1945, Literature)
- Heinrich Himmler (1900 to 1945, Politics)
- Karl Dönitz (1891 to 1980, Military)
- Mesut Özil (born 1988, Sports)
- Bruce Willis (born 1955, Entertainment)
- Friedrich Merz (born 1955, Politics)
- Henry Kissinger (1923 to 2023, Politics)
- Michael Schumacher (born 1969, Sports)
- Adolf Eichmann (1906 to 1962, Military)
- Angela Merkel (born 1954, Politics)
- Wilhelm II (1859 to 1941, Politics)
- Hans Zimmer (born 1957, Arts & Music)
- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 to 1832, Literature)
- George I of Great Britain (1660 to 1727, Politics)
- George II of Great Britain (1683 to 1760, Politics)
- Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1744 to 1818, Politics)
- Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1819 to 1861, Politics)
- Reinhard Heydrich (1904 to 1942, Politics)
- Toni Kroos (born 1990, Sports)
- Albert Speer (1905 to 1981, Architecture)
- Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (1770 to 1831, Philosophy)
- Hannah Arendt (1906 to 1975, Literature)
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